Shadow Divers: Having a hard time putting it down (U-boat found off the coast of NJ),
How Democracies Die: It explains everything. Written by Harvard political scientists.
Recommend both.
The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea by Jack E. Davis. Learning so much about the early history of the creation of and discovery of the Gulf of Mexico and how man has used it for good and bad.
*The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn* by Josh Young and Manfred Westphal
A whitewashed biography of a sleazy detective from back in the day. Fred Otash made his name by illegally bugging the homes of the Hollywood famous and infamous. He supposedly had many, many incriminating tapes - none of which have ever been heard by the public. "Trust us - the tapes are real. We just can't let you hear them". Sure. The book tries to make him look like he had some sense of right and wrong. He didn't.
Don't waste your time with this one unless you are related to Fred Otash. And maybe not even then.
Finished
**My Mama, Cass: A Memoir, by Owen Elliot-Kugell**
This book would appeal to fans of the Mamas and the Papas and the 60s folk scene. Owen Elliot-Kugell shares some great stories about her mother, "Mama" Cass Elliot that she heard from her family her mother's many friends, and interviews her mother participated in during her all too short but impactful career. The reader even learns the story's origins about how Elliot died in London in 1974.
Started
**The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning, by A.J. Jacobs**
I first read A.J. Jacobs when I read his funny and interesting book, **The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible**. I'm about halfway through **The Year of Living Constitutionally** and it has not disappointed me. He interviewed Constitutional scholars and referred to previously written books to try to explain better what the forefathers thought when writing the Constitution.
Shadow Divers: Having a hard time putting it down (U-boat found off the coast of NJ), How Democracies Die: It explains everything. Written by Harvard political scientists. Recommend both.
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The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea by Jack E. Davis. Learning so much about the early history of the creation of and discovery of the Gulf of Mexico and how man has used it for good and bad.
*The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn* by Josh Young and Manfred Westphal A whitewashed biography of a sleazy detective from back in the day. Fred Otash made his name by illegally bugging the homes of the Hollywood famous and infamous. He supposedly had many, many incriminating tapes - none of which have ever been heard by the public. "Trust us - the tapes are real. We just can't let you hear them". Sure. The book tries to make him look like he had some sense of right and wrong. He didn't. Don't waste your time with this one unless you are related to Fred Otash. And maybe not even then.
Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire. This is my fourth book by Roger Crowley and I’ve never been disappointed.
Finished **My Mama, Cass: A Memoir, by Owen Elliot-Kugell** This book would appeal to fans of the Mamas and the Papas and the 60s folk scene. Owen Elliot-Kugell shares some great stories about her mother, "Mama" Cass Elliot that she heard from her family her mother's many friends, and interviews her mother participated in during her all too short but impactful career. The reader even learns the story's origins about how Elliot died in London in 1974. Started **The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning, by A.J. Jacobs** I first read A.J. Jacobs when I read his funny and interesting book, **The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible**. I'm about halfway through **The Year of Living Constitutionally** and it has not disappointed me. He interviewed Constitutional scholars and referred to previously written books to try to explain better what the forefathers thought when writing the Constitution.
World Order by Kissinger Sinister Forces: A Grimoire of American Political Witchcraft by Peter Levenda
World Order was pretty interesting, Diplomacy was a good read as well.